Robert Cramer
Visiting Professors at the Faculty of Medicine
Current position: Belk Endowed Professor and Violence Prevention Center Associate Director
Current university or institution: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Country: USA
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Why did you choose Lund University?
I chose Lund explicitly because of the potential fit with Professor Bejerholm and the Mental Health, Participation, and Activity Research Group.
Their movement toward co-designed mental health and suicide prevention work blends well with much of my US and international experience. This has the potential to be a long-standing Center to Center collaboration.
Can you briefly describe your current research?
My research addresses 3 interconnected areas:
- Suicide prevention.
- Hate crimes/violence prevention.
- LGBTQ+ health.
It spans basic science (e.g., theory testing) to applied studies (e.g., training and therapy interventions), using psychometric, experimental, community-engaged and other approaches. Major emphases at this time include a clinical trial evaluating Group Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide, and international testing and adaptation of the Core Competency Model of Suicide Prevention Training.
What will be your main research focus during your time at Lund University?
I will serve two roles. First, I will provide guidance and consultation for Professor Bejeholm's team as they launch the ReLife Centre.
Second, I will engage with the suicide prevention research node in ReLife to launch co-designed scale development and training development research for health workers and other audiences.
Lund Global Visiting Professors' Programme is part of the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence, which is the University’s largest international recruitment initiative to date.